Course summary

The monetary value of data has led to an increase in cyber-crime, meaning computing professionals with cyber security knowledge and expertise are in high demand. You could make a huge impact in this fast-paced world with significant earning potential, in roles across many sectors from law enforcement to the private sector, military or banking and finance, when you enrol onto our Computer Science with Cyber Security BSc(Hons). On this course, you’ll be taught both the theoretical and the practical elements of computer science and cyber security. After all, many of the big challenges in the cyber security field use both computer science and software engineering techniques to find solutions or to develop the next generation of security products. You can also undertake an industrial placement in your third year, which can help boost your CV and make you attractive to graduate recruiters. Why Study Computer Science with Cyber Security BSc(Hons) at University of Huddersfield? On this course, your tutors will encourage you to tackle challenging problems. Plus, research plays an important role in informing all our teaching and learning activities, and you'll find many of our academics are at the forefront of impactful research. The University’s Centre for Cyber Security, for example, aims to develop and demonstrate advanced knowledge beneficial to understanding and mitigating cyber threats. Previous graduates from courses in this subject area have gone on to work in a variety of roles (in organisations including BBC, West Yorkshire Police, Hermes, Microsoft, BT, and Amazon UK)†. Positions include software engineer, server and storage analyst, senior developer, research software development engineer, and systems security engineer – and you could too. †Source: LinkedIn Professional Bodies Accredited by the British Computer Society (BCS), the Chartered Institute for IT, enrolment onto this course will help you on your way to registration as a Chartered IT Professional (CITP) and achieving Chartered Engineer status. Why Huddersfield? Huddersfield’s vibrant and friendly campus is a great place from which to study, while the town itself offers lots to see and do, with good transport links in and around the area.